咬文嚼字

yǎo wén jiáo zì

Dictionary entry

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

What does 咬文嚼字 mean?

咬文嚼字 (yǎo wén jiáo zì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

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咬yǎoto bite · to nip 文Wénsurname Wen 嚼jiáoto chew · also pr. [jue2]字zìletter · symbol

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咬文嚼字

yǎo wén jiáo zì

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